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Have you been praying for the Rosary for years or maybe like me you avoided it because the very idea just screamed tedium. Thanks to some major Holy Spirit moments - I've been able to add this powerful prayer to my spiritual repertoire.  Spiritual Abacus My mind likes to wander, keeping my thoughts on a subject for longer than 15 seconds can sometimes be a challenge. My short attention span wreaked havoc on my ability to complete a Rosary until the Holy Spirit inspired a perfect plan for my brain. The beads on one of my favorite rosaries just happen to slide. As I was fingered my way through the prayers, I thought how it sort of resembled a Chinese Abacus. Suddenly, I thought, “What if I use each bead to as a counter – creating a ‘spiritual abacus’?” Now as I pray my Hail Mary's, I recall a particular person or intention as I moved from bead to bead. BUT wait there is more.... All rights reserved, Allison Gingas 2017

Little to small spark. Small spark to big spark! Little fire it is. Something visible to the eyes of others outside the vehicle am riding. I’m on my way to work earlier this morning, sitting behind the driver’s seat. Looking from nowhere. Contemplating on various things. Then suddenly destructed by a small fire coming from the vehicle I’m riding at. Looked at it for a couple of seconds then decided to move out. Adrenaline rush. Geez! What a cool Thursday morning. Calmed myself. Thoughts keep on playing in my mind while I am walking on the busy streets of Makati CBD. Seeing people pass by me. People of different ages, gender and preferences. Some wearing smiling faces, others frowning. Some enjoying their walk, others rushing their way. I was then reminded that this  BORROWED LIFE  has to be lived to the greatest that it could be. If someone comes to you this very minute telling you that it’s the end of your journey, how would you respond? Will you ever have...